The National Endowment for the Humanities became the center of controversy this week after it was revealed in Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn's annual "Wastebook" overview that the government-operated body had spent almost $1 million this fiscal year on "The Popular Romance Project.

A federal prosecutor ventured into the tense relationship between the U.S. and India on Wednesday, defending the arrest and strip-search of an Indian diplomat held on visa charges, adding that she was treated very well, even given coffee and offered food while detained.